ducks and drakes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ducks and drakes in the English»French Dictionary

drake [Brit dreɪk, Am dreɪk] N

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

ducks and drakes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ducks and drakes in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Let them go play ducks and drakes with that.
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Perhaps a few games of ducks and drakes.
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Slipper not my race, find it very hard to line form up and always some ducks and drakes with the trainers.
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I don't have a history of playing ducks and drakes with selection.
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A bit of ducks and drakes.
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